Long before Footloose turned him into a major Hollywood star, Bacon bought a Connecticut farm in 1983.
At the time, his dream was surprisingly simple.
He wanted to disappear into the countryside.
Bacon later described the original property as:
“A rundown little farmhouse with a tiny little wood stove. That’s where it started.”
He had never purchased a house before and had barely spent time in Connecticut, but after the end of a relationship, he imagined himself embracing an isolated rural life.
He jokingly described the fantasy as becoming a “Solitary Man with Dog in a Cold Winter.”
“It was a very romantic, very Robert Frost notion.”
His vision involved chopping wood, taking long winter walks, wearing heavy wool coats, and leaving the pressures of city life behind.
Then Kyra Sedgwick came into his life.
Kyra Became Part of His Country Dream
After Bacon and Sedgwick married, the farm gradually changed from a lonely retreat into a family home.
Bacon recalled:
“My wife folded into that, and we lived in this little place, and I chopped the wood.”
Over time, the property expanded far beyond the small farmhouse Bacon originally bought.
The couple raised their children, Travis and Sosie, while the farm became home to an ever-growing collection of animals.
By 2023, the property reportedly included four goats, two pigs, three alpacas, and three miniature horses.
Those animals eventually became unexpected stars themselves.
Their Farm Animals Became Social-Media Favorites
Bacon and Sedgwick frequently share lighthearted videos from the farm, often involving music and animals.
Sedgwick joked about the surprising popularity of those posts:
“People were like, ‘We love you singing with the goats.’ Kevin and I are like, ‘Great, have you seen our movies or TV shows?’”
She added:
“But it makes people happy.”
What began as Bacon’s private country escape became a relaxed family property where goats, pigs, horses, music, and everyday life frequently overlap.
The animals also changed Bacon’s eating habits.
The Farm Changed What Bacon Eats
Bacon has said his attachment to the animals became strong enough that he stopped eating certain meats.
“I no longer eat goat and I no longer eat pig, because I have goats and I have pigs.”
Sedgwick immediately saw where that philosophy could lead.
“My wife is like, ‘We can’t get any more animals, because you’re going to stop eating everything.’”
Bacon has explained that being around animals has become an important source of calm for him.
“I love animals, they are a joy to be around, and they’re very, very calming for me.”
They Also Grow Their Own Food
Life on the farm is not limited to animals.
Bacon and Sedgwick also maintain a garden where they grow fresh produce and herbs.
Bacon has spoken enthusiastically about picking tomatoes, basil, peppers, zucchini, and other ingredients directly from the garden.
For him, growing food creates a deeper connection to nature.
“Taking something hot off the vine that feels warm and smells like it’s been created by all these natural forces of the sun and air and water and earth and dirt, and then putting it back into your body to sustain yourself…”
Cooking has long been important to Bacon, and the farm gave him another way to connect food with everyday family life.
But Country Life Eventually Became Too Isolating for Kyra
For all the charm of their Connecticut lifestyle, Sedgwick eventually reached a point where she wanted something different.
The couple had been raising their children in Connecticut when Sedgwick told Bacon she wanted to return to New York.
Bacon later remembered her saying:
“Guess what? I’m done.”
She missed her friends, restaurants, and the energy of city life.
Bacon admitted that she simply felt isolated.
The disagreement became serious.
He later called it the biggest fight of their marriage.
Kyra Wanted a New York Apartment
Sedgwick eventually told Bacon they needed to buy an apartment in Manhattan where the entire family could live.
Bacon immediately worried about whether they could afford it.
He remembered thinking:
“How, how, how, how are we going to afford to do that?”
But Sedgwick eventually convinced him.
And years later, Bacon admitted that she had been right.
“It was the greatest thing we ever did.”
He also said:
“Raising kids in Manhattan was the best idea.”
Bacon later described the move as one of the best decisions they made for their children, their marriage, and even their finances.
Inside Their Manhattan Home
The couple’s New York apartment is located in a prewar building.
Rather than preserving the original layout exactly as it was, Bacon and Sedgwick redesigned it to better fit their lifestyle.
Sedgwick explained:
“It’s a prewar building, but we renovated to knock down walls and open up the living space.”
She described the finished apartment as:
“A warm, welcoming space.”
Later glimpses of the home showed colorful tiled backsplashes, terra-cotta flooring, white cabinetry, parquet floors, exposed wood accents, and open living areas.
It became the kind of connected family home Sedgwick had wanted when she pushed for the move back to the city.
Los Angeles Became the Biggest Surprise
For years, Bacon strongly identified as a New Yorker and openly admitted he had never been particularly fond of Los Angeles.
Then something changed.
In a 2014 interview, he admitted:
“But I’ve had a strange conversion.”
After buying a home there, he added:
“And now I really like it.”
The couple reportedly purchased their Los Feliz home in late 2011 for around $2.5 million.
The approximately 2,760-square-foot property includes two bedrooms and three bathrooms and looks dramatically different from both the Connecticut farm and Manhattan apartment.
Their Los Angeles Home Is Filled With Wood and Glass
The Los Feliz residence combines contemporary architecture with warm natural materials.
Inside, large windows flood the home with sunlight.
The property reportedly includes soaring ceilings, a chef’s kitchen, spacious living areas, and a primary suite with separate closets and bathrooms.
A lower level includes additional guest space and room that can be used as an office or gym.
Outside, the home features a swimming pool, spa, fountains, and lush landscaping.
The design places a strong emphasis on indoor-outdoor living, with the kitchen and dining spaces opening toward the backyard.
Rather than feeling cold or ultra-modern, the property uses extensive wood and natural textures to create a warmer atmosphere.
They Prefer Designing Their Homes Themselves
Despite their Hollywood success, Bacon and Sedgwick have remained surprisingly involved in decorating and shaping their own homes.
Bacon once joked about what it is like for architects and designers to work with them:
<blockquote>“Kyra and I, our houses are self-furnished, so we’ve been pretty hands-on with the way that we wanted things to go. We’re the type of people that architects and designers go, ‘Oh, [expletive], they have opinions. Oh, God.’”</blockquote>
That hands-on approach helps explain why each of their homes feels so different.
None appears designed simply to impress.
Instead, each reflects what the couple needed at a particular moment in their lives.
Three Homes, Three Chapters of One Marriage
The Connecticut farm began as Bacon’s fantasy of living alone with little more than a dog and a wood stove.
Instead, it became a family home filled with children, animals, music, and gardens.
The Manhattan apartment came from a major disagreement.
Sedgwick wanted to return to the city, while Bacon worried about the cost and resisted the idea.
Years later, he admitted she had been right.
And Los Angeles represented another unexpected change.
Bacon once thought of himself as a New Yorker who disliked L.A., only to eventually embrace the city and create one of the couple’s most architecturally distinctive homes there.
Their homes may look completely different, but they share one thing in common.
None of them remained exactly what Bacon or Sedgwick originally expected.
And perhaps that is why their real-estate story feels so closely connected to their marriage.
Plans changed.
Priorities shifted.
Arguments happened.
Children grew up.
And the homes changed with them.
After decades together, Bacon and Sedgwick’s properties tell a surprisingly personal story: sometimes the life you never planned turns out to be the one that fits best.